2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Lowes keeping expectations in check

22 April 2015 by Steve English

Sam Lowes dug deep on Sunday to claim a third place finish in the Argentine Grand Prix. The Lincolnshire rider backed up his Texas win with another strong showing even though he admitted that...

Setup woes cost McPhee

22 April 2015 by Steve English

Argentina was a difficult weekend for John McPhee with the Scotsman not able to carry forward the momentum of the opening two races. McPhee, riding for Racing Team Germany, finished 15th after a race...

Rossi takes stunning win after clash with Marquez

19 April 2015 by Michael Guy

Valentino Rossi secured his second win from the opening three races of 2015 in Argentina to increase his overall lead in the world championship standings. The factory Yamaha man demonstrated his...

Zarco wins in Argentina, solid third for Lowes

19 April 2015 by Steve English

Johann Zarco claimed the second win of his career after a commanding victory in the Argentine Moto2 Grand Prix. The Frenchman has enjoyed a solid start to the season and now leads the world...

Moto3 Argentina: Unstoppable Kent wins again

19 April 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent took advantage of an early crash between Jorge Navarro and Nicolo Antonelli to open a commanding lead in the early stages of today’s Argentine Grand Prix. The Englishman, who is now the...

What to expect today in Argentina

19 April 2015 by Steve English

What can we expect in today’s Argentine Grand Prix? It’s unlikely that we’ll see anyone compete with Marc Marquez over the course of a 25 lap race but the Yamaha’s of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi...

Moto2 Argentina: Zarco goes from strength to strength for pole

18 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Johann Zarco has continued his strong start to the 2015 Moto2 season by taking pole position in Argentina ahead of Tito Rabat and Thomas Luthi. The Kalex rider finished the day comfortably nearly 0.3...

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez cruises to pole - ahead of a Suzuki!

18 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez will star tomorrow’s Argentinian MotoGP race from pole position, after cruising to the spot with ease – over half a second clear. However, the real shock of the session was Aleix...

Moto3 Argentina: Oliveira snatches late pole from Kent

18 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Miguel Oliveira has snatched pole position from Honda rider Danny Kent at Termas de Rio to start tomorrow’s Moto3 race from the front. The Portuguese rider pipped the Brit, who’s been fastest man all...

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez tops times but Crutchlow and Redding into QP2

18 April 2015 by Steve English

Marc Marquez set the pace in FP3 with the Spaniard setting the pace by less than tenth of a second from Cal Crutchlow with the Englishman showing how comfortable he is getting with the Honda...

Friday roundup from Argentina

18 April 2015 by Steve English

The opening day of this weekend’s Argentine Grand Prix is done and dusted…and it was definitely dusty here at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. The opening practice session was a complete waste of time...

MotoGP Argentina: Suzuki back on top!

17 April 2015 by Steve English

Is Suzuki’s pace legitimate or was Aleix Espargaro able to take advantage of a low grip track surface that played to the strengths of the supple Suzuki? The answer is probably somewhere in the middle...

Moto3 Argentina: Kent tops times on opening day

17 April 2015 by Steve English

With track conditions constantly improving the last man to set a fast time was always going to be at an advantage but having set a stellar pace throughout the day Danny Kent topped the times once...

Thursday news from Argentina

16 April 2015 by Steve English

The MotoGP paddock has decamped to South America with varying degrees of ease. Some flights left Austin with minimal difficulties whereas plenty of people travelling to the Argentine Grand Prix had...

Round up from COTA

16 April 2015 by Steve English

The second round of the 2015 MotoGP season will be remembered for two things; Marc Marquez’ stunning pole lap and a day when the record books were torn apart by British riders. Throughout the winter...

Lorenzo: Fourth all we achieve

14 April 2015 by Steve English

Jorge Lorenzo battled bronchitis throughout the weekend at the Circuit of the Americas with the changeable conditions making things very difficult for the Spaniard. With rain and cold cooler...

Kent consolidates position as title favourite

14 April 2015 by Steve English

Danny Kent’s win on Sunday in America elevated the Englishman to the head of the Moto3 world championship and consolidated his position as a championship challenger in the class. Having been fast...

Lowes reflects on first Moto2 win

14 April 2015 by Steve English

Having claimed his first Grand Prix victory Sam Lowes now looks primed for a title charge in the intermediate class. The Englishman, who made the step from World Supersport to Moto2 last year, has...

COTA MotoGP: Marquez cruises to victory

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

It was business as usual as reigning world champion Marc Marquez took victory at Circuit of the Americas after starting from pole position. It looked as though it could be a repeat of the Qatar race,...

COTA Moto2: Lowes takes maiden Moto2 win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

British rider Sam Lowes has taken his maiden Moto2 victory, despite a few spots of rain falling during the race. Frenchman Johann Zarco led into the first corner, with Lowes in second. Zarco led for...

COTA Moto3: Kent dominates to take win

12 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

Leopard Racing Honda rider Danny Kent continued his domination at the Circuit of the Americas to take his first victory of 2015 by 8.532secs on a drying track which caught out many of the top...

Round up from Saturday at COTA

12 April 2015 by Steve English

Qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas was one of the most exciting in momory with a thrilling climax to the session seeing MotoGP prove what makes motorcycle racing so exciting. The session saw...